Police Chase Of Armed Robbery Suspects Ends In Crash

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Editor’s note: this story has been updated

Sandy Springs police were involved in a traffic pursuit late Friday morning involving two alleged armed robbery suspects.

Two maintenance workers at Park Terrace Apartments, located at 300 Carpenter Drive, were confronted and robbed at gunpoint by two suspects shortly after 11 a.m. July 31, the agency said in a press release.

Sgt. Ron Momon, spokesperson with Sandy Springs police, said the victims were robbed of their wallets, cash and cell phones. The suspects fled the scene in a white Mazda vehicle with a temporary tag.

A Sandy Springs officer spotted the suspected vehicle on Roswell Road, and attempted to initiate a traffic stop.

The vehicle ignored the traffic stop, and a pursuit ensued on I-285 westbound towards Atlanta. The suspect’s vehicle subsequently crashed on Interstate 285 at Interstate 20 on the west side of Atlanta.

A foot pursuit ensued, and one suspect was apprehended. The second suspect was caught a short time after fleeing into a nearby neighborhood.

The Georgia State Patrol and Atlanta Police Department assisted in the apprehension of the suspects, and Momon said two handguns were recovered.

The suspects, identified as 17-year-old Eric Justin Patterson and 18-year-old Antwon Deshawn Earls, both of College Park, have been charged with armed robbery, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and fleeing to elude.

They will be transported to the Fulton County Jail.

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Photo: Eric Justin Patterson, left and Antwon Deshawn Earls. Credit: Sandy Springs Police